Personal INjury Blog

When Convenience Turns Dangerous Pressure cookers are a popular addition to many kitchens because they promise fast, efficient cooking. From tender meats to flavorful stews, these appliances help busy families save time. But what happens when the product meant to simplify dinner becomes the cause of a serious injury? Pressure cooker explosions and malfunctions have […]

Which Exactech Inc. artificial joints are being recalled? A wide range of the company’s defective joints are under recall, including defective hip joints, defective knee joints and defective ankle joints. Hundreds of thousands of joints manufactured and implanted between 2004 and 2022 are being recalled. Visit our Exactech joint recall pages for more information.  Why […]

Implantation of a defective medical device can cause a wide range of issues, and necessitate the significant pain and inconvenience associated with revision surgery and recovery.  In the case of Exactech Inc. the company has recalled hundreds of thousands of partial and complete hip, knee and ankle joints manufactured and implanted in the United States […]

Exactech Inc. has expanded its extensive recall of its artificial hip and knee joints to include its artificial ankle joints manufactured and implanted in the United States since 2016. The ankle joint under recall is the VANTAGE® Fixed-Bearing Liner Component. For more than 20 years, Exactech Inc. used defective packaging across a wide–range of its […]

Exactech Inc. has announced a recall of its artificial knee product because of the possibility of a degrading plastic component, an issue similar to the one that forced a recall of its artificial hips in 2021.  The company reports defective packaging may allow oxygen and other environmental contamination to degrade a key plastic component prior […]

A recall has been issued for the Exactech Connexion GXL acetabular liner in hip replacements by the device manufacturer, Exactech Inc. Early failure of the liner as a result of wear and tear means patients who had the liner implanted during primary or revision surgery may require additional medical procedures to repair damages caused by […]